The three stones of Trellech, Harold's Stones
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The three stones of Trellech, Harold's Stones
Image: © Jeremy Bolwell Taken: 2 Mar 2013
These three surviving large monoliths of conglomerate stone or 'pudding stone', a widely occurring local stone, are sited today in this private field to the south of the village. They date to the Bronze Age despite bearing the name of an Anglo-Saxon king. They had a ritual or religious purpose and it has been suggested that they were aligned on the winter solstice sunrise or with the Skirrid mountain, the "Holy Mountain of Gwent" at sunset or were even part of a very large stone circle, similar to that at Avebury in Wiltshire. A fourth stone was apparently destroyed in the 18th century with others maybe being destroyed earlier. Today they are certainly a curiosity. The largest one is great to climb and sit on top of.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.742622
Longitude
-2.726723